Channeling mechanism



H. H. MERCER CHANNELING MECHANISM Filed June 1, i921 I Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

TvMdZ'ehwwtb'flwrtayoomewrw 5- Be it knom n that' lj HENRX H.: mnonlga eitizen} dfi the -United States, 1 residing. i at Gla'irem'onh in the county of Sullivan and State o -f =l 1le \"v HamPshitue, have invented certain'newand useful imnprowemenrts li1n Sham neling Mechanism; of which the felloivingis at 5 1111; cleaig andfexactspeeificatiomwm trative em bodimenfi ofhmy i irrpmuedachatie nel-in'g imechanisimiin o peratlien an accordance wi-fih my imnroved systems 1; Jil bwq I l t has been' afouhdthaflin digging suitable ditches '-'to bedrock ion receiviing the con.-

cretetoes ztbrdaznedf a-meth'od eonsistin'ng of alternate drilling and i blasting 'isfol-- lowed, the mdlrfiormatinn is 'censiderably shattersd'at rpoiints adjacent the edges of the ditch"and aceordingly' the security of -the 5 finished foundation is mrnclr tessth am would;

be the case were 1 the i rock-to be removedwithout shattering the remaining portions. As .a' general minciple; however it has been found "that the necessar h can-t5 is so slight as towi'emder theusedoztan-ordi the impnovedapparatusand methodofusing;

' v walls olit'he' pit in Wlueh irt iisinovmg. as-lsnary channeler in its normal manner wholly impracticable. It is tor-the-purpose oat per-1 initting' the use of a :dmnne'liin-g machinefor thisand similar purposes that I have devised:

the-same descniibed inthis application. i

- applying my improved'method, .anwizmi' tiail cut firstmade at a slight angle-to the vertical oneach s ide of the desired zgroove themwtting =mechan1sm being arranged $05 that the cut formed will be wider at the?-hot;-' tomzthan at the con-. 'Dhie material is next removed to the bottom of the channel sei cutgandachannelin'g lmahine lowered into the out so formed, and arranged to run on tracks herein designated 1 which are mounted at a slight angle to the vertical and held NEW JQQM MI t QQ BQAWIQF 1mm I 1,518,125 ULFFliCTE-Qlii.

in position so that the weight r Heller camnutebflt': themdiumher by extensible braces 2 extending betwzeentlneztipposiite'irwlrl of the ditch (or pit. andltlme: rails'l wFro ri flise io 11 these rails; I1 pk'vovi de a: ichanneler mechanism Wlmicrhu "is.- in the smwin l of? ordinary; bO'IXSl'zIltlCr. timn, desi gnaitedr ;8, mvhielr may-he 3' eitlm'iofi the electricior lofuthe exipxmsiblea fl'lvhll type and towhich: power; may lite;- conducted (many suitable; marinara; i'Ihis f channelerrwmpafises; a amafinf iinamei :4 which is z'p'roiridedwavitlr 5:41awigmg-fiarige'e6; of"; greater! mi (1th and, r strengthi ztl'ia'n'z usual, and these -.q 1fe adapted i-to', isuppdnt mshitable martian; cat; the weight of the channeler. For the purpose; ho weaver; 1' Ofr) providing lildd'liiilkfii; supp cg't, suitable. hangers-,7 aresecnned tmi'he upper, side of itheohannelmzitrame-mndz matur din; he fif WheB S-fi8v J; 'Qt aboutim axis. substantially! gerpendienlai. tn thezpliane nofiltheitraek andewheseg'per iplher ies' eentactgwitlmhewanp risides omlateral sure faces: sit .the upper rairls, illyWVik$PbM the sham; nel'ernfname is, {so to; speak, ah-ling TOnMtheSeE rai-ls.; Earthen, to: v@pne'v ent. a m pess ih zyi of the weight of thewhamnelbfieansing;it tp, tilt by reason of a possiblevdisplacemen-tj 1053 its center of gravity to aapointf whosewe 'ticalprojeotion-- would not fall 1 between? the:

rails,; additional hangers -91 1 provided rollers: 110 engaging the underside 0f the up: permaihtop are also secured to lt'heffirame- The standard- ;11 ,ot-t-he ehanneilerg, which is pivotedupon 5 a ;-bar 12 extending longitudina'lly-of the itrame 4,. isi-atthis-t'ime it. will he understood -tilted, down to a positionmaking a relatively small -angle- Witl1the frame :4; and the ehainneler is then ,eausedlto runbank and :forthalong the tracks hiletheehanne'ler :steelsi13are caused to. impact 5.;

uponzthe noekin their ,n-sual; manner, When; so supponted-,; the chamneler anranged' to; put down a cut asieliose to one ofthe lateral;

shatteringi of thiifiacik suiroiin I said upper rail.

from the tmain-zmass-fiby the outsi reyents the ding; the. pit

that is being dug. W l ae ett pp ice i n spe y i eazpnexeia nat ema. .y invention may tes ament practice, "(2' will be understood that this form is shown io gpup poses of illustration, and that the same may be embodied in various other forms-without departing from its spirit or the scope of the ppended claims -What-I- claim as new and desire to ecure b'y '-Letters=,1?atent'isz'lw oilry: rg w l-. Channeling imechanism comprising Ea track tilted atian. angle to the horizontaland a: channeler "adapted to normally crunuporf a horizontal track K to out Substantially yer tical 1i rf; said channeler also being adapted to {run 0n s'aid' ti-ltejd track and have the steels thereof operating at a slight angle to the vertical',='whereby the distance between the cut so 'm'ade and 1 the 3 proj eetion of-the upper side of thetilted track on aihorizorlt'al plane maybe less than -the=;width ot ,fthe track." 1 HI'THE pH"; Y F 2; Channeling mech'anism' comprising ai track tilted at an angle 7 to the horizon'tal and "a channeler adapted *to -norm'a'lly run upon 1 a =horizonta1 -tr 'ack 't'ocut a substantially vertical kerf, sa'idchanneler also ing adapted to run 'on saidtilted 'track and have the "steels thereof 'operating at= a slight angleto thewertical; whereby the distance between the cut so made and'the proj cation of the laterally most'distant portion of-said channeling mechanism may be less than; the' widthof the'track. 3. 'Channeling mechanism comprising a track tilted laterally at an angle to the hori zontal, a channeler running on said track and comprising a truck an'd'channeling' devices tiltable about-an axis 'on said truck,- said channeling devices being disposable with the upper end thereotin'aposition wherein its proiection on a horizontal plane will fall nearer the channel-cut 'thanthe width of said'track." ..a-:: 15 4L. Channeler mechanism" 'for working'in a narrow cut comprising a'track-tiltedl.ater-" ally at an angle to the'horizontal and supported at its upper and lower :rails'respectively by a side 'and'the bottom-of the cut, a channeler running on the track, and means for suspending the channeler from 5. Channeler mecha'nism for working in a narrow cut comprising a track tilted 1aterally at an angle' to the horizontal 'and sup-' ported adjacent its upperand lower rails re-' speotively by a's'ideand the bottom ofthe" cut, a channeler having wheels running on the track' and rotating about axes parallel flhana l iz meph ni m i Wa k n in air; wieftijqgnipri T jit agk tilted'laterally ngle" to thehdri'zontal and supupper and lower rails respectively by a side and the bottom of the out,

,a channelelzirunning on the track, and means to, the v for holding said track in inclined position including bracingnmeans extendingkbetween theasame' arfd aboundaryof the-cum; d?

= .u7.=;Channeleri mechanism for working in a narrowrc'ub :comprisingva track; tilted. tlaterally 'at s an angle-ato'thehorizontal and supported at its aupperi and llower irailsrespecs tively why. 5 at side and u-the 1 bottom 50f the cut, a channelen irun'ningwn =thetrack,'-;an'd means for bracing! i said trlackiextending 1 therebetween and the other wall of the out.

u 1-8.iCha1in'elen mechanism for working i in a :narrowe cut comprising atrack. tilted-g late erally :atiianlanglel to? the horizontal and supported '1 atvits 5 upper and lower: rails respecw tivelyvby a side. and meansefor brabing said-- qtrack a' extending therebetween and the other wall ofthecut, a chanfielemi'unninggonf'the ;track,' andgmeans for! f'suspendi'ngi ithe channeler :r gflOIIl said upperrrailzi urns-= 1: maxi xiv/Ema 9. Channeler mechanism, ifor: working in amarrow 'cutzcomprising a track ,tilted laterally: at l antangle tot the horizontal and supported oatz: its 1 u'ooer andi lower trails; :respectively by a SldBufiJld. the cufipmeansi ior bra'cingi'said- .traekextending between;eachmf wthesrails thereof and the otheri wall of: then cut, a channeler 7 running on'thei track, and tmeans :forsuspendingthe the! bottom of the cut,

bottom .of the hannelerrtfrom said :;upper rail.

greater angle 'with the-bottomof said out than ismade abywsaid track. v

111 Ghannelingmechanism comprising, in combination; a'ch'anneler supporting track disposed in.:inclined' position with one rail thereof'adja'cent the bottom of a cut and the other rail athereof adj acent' a sidewall of the cut-and; spaced from .the bottom 1 thereof, and a 'channeler Zon said rails provided "Wllih: cutting mechanism. .Whose plane ofmovement-make's; a greater angle with the bottom of "said-cut than .is made by said track.= *1w[. i j

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.-

. HENR1 HtMERcERw 

